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| South Korea's LBGTQ community fears discrimination after new spike of Covid-19 cases linked to capital's gay district |
| 2020-05-13 |
| [Business Insider South Africa] The LGBTQ community in South Korea fears a rise in discrimination after a reported new spike in coronavirus cases was linked to a man who attended night clubs in Seoul's gay district and later tested positive for the disease. As of Saturday, May 9, South Korea confirmed 18 new coronavirus cases - the first time in five days that the number jumped above 10. Most of the cases originated in the popular Itaewon district in Seoul, where a 29-year-old man visited three nightclubs before testing positive for the virus. The man tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday, May 7, while an additional 14 people with who he had contact were also infected on Friday. The 29-year-old could have also infected an estimated 2,000 people after he also walked around Seoul and other neighbouring provinces, including Gyeonggi and Gangwon, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said, according to Reuters. But the new reports have left the LGBTQ community fearful of discrimination after several local media organisations have sensationalised details about the outbreak occurring in the gay district of the capital. After the major media outlet Kookmin Ilbo ran the story of the man visiting the gay nightclubs, a social media storm ensued. The terms "gay" and "Itaewon corona" were trending on South Korea's Naver web search portal. Some social media users also posted videos of the bars and clubs in the district, urging followers for donations "to help put a stop to these disgusting goings-on," according to The Guardian. |
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| Posted by: Raj 2020-05-13 09:23 |